What color is #3F6958?

#3F6958 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F6958?

The RGB value is 63, 105, 88: 63 red, 105 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F6958?

The complementary color is #693F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F6958?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F6958 color

#3F6958 rgb(63, 105, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F6958 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 41.2% green and 34.5% blue (63, 105, 88).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#3F6958 color codes

HEX	`#3F6958`
RGB	`rgb(63, 105, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 41.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 40%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 16%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41, -18.96, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41, 19.6, 165.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.862, 11.864, 11.054)`
Decimal	`4155736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F6958, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3F6958	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F6958 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3F6958 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f6958; }
.text { color: #3f6958; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f6958; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 105 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f6958, #3f6569); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #3F6958?: #3F6958 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F6958?: The RGB value is 63, 105, 88: 63 red, 105 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F6958?: The complementary color is #693F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F6958?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.